ALL-STAR Game Summary/Box
Score
July 15, 2006 NORTH ALL-STARS at SOUTH ALL-STARS @ Bear River High School
2006 ALL-STAR GAME
JORDAN KJAR AND SOUTH DEFENSE JUST
TOO MUCH TO HANDLE FOR NORTH ALL-STARS AS SOUTH CRUISES TO 37-0 VICTORY
GARLAND – The South All-Stars could not
score a single point until there was 3:09 remaining in the first half…
But then score they did.
The South All-Stars
pummeled the North All-Stars with 37 unanswered points over the final 2+
quarters behind a defense that held the North offense and a vast array of
weapons to a paltry 179 total net yards and a quarterback in Jordan Kjar of the
Muddogs who simply made play after play after play… as the South overwhelmed
the North for the 4th consecutive season 37-0.
Kjar was almost unstoppable,
passing for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns and leading all rushers with 45 yards on
5 carries to carry the South offense onto victory. The South would amass almost 400 total net
yards (397) and Trevor Bell of the Ogden Rhino-Raiders had an exceptional
evening as well, hauling in 5 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown… a key
touchdown right before the first half ended from teammate, Dave Stireman, to
turn what would have been a 3-0 or 6-0 South lead at the half to a 10-0 margin
and a greater comfort zone heading into the second half.
In the second half it was
all Kjar and the South offense as Kjar spread the ball around to 8 different
receivers in the half. Not only did Kjar also hook up with Bell a couple of
times, but he also connected well with the Wolverines tight end, Ryan Seely, who caught 4 passes for 52 yards and was the second
leading receiver in the game.
Of course the other side of
the story was the great South defense.
Donning the black and
yellow in commemoration of the RMFL’s first ever champion, the Rocky Mountain
Bulls, the South defense played like them, holding the North rushing game to a
meager 68 yards on 19 carries, including only 16 yards on 5 carries for the
league’s rushing champion, Justin Nixon of the Bitterroot Blaze.
Neither of the North
quarterbacks, Donavan Ard or Shane Jurasek could seem to get completely on
track as the pass coverage from the South was exceptional forcing some
difficult catches and making the North earn every yard they got.
For the South defense, all
of the stars simply did what they do best.
Justin Walker of the Ogden Rhino-Raiders and Matt Shoda
of the Utah Wolverines lead the team in sacks, Matt Peterson got an
interception and Amos Fiefia recorded a sack and was
a real problem all game long in the North backfield.
It was a perfect effort for
the South stars and an All-Star game to remember by all.
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NORTH ALL-STARS |
0 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
37 |
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SOUTH ALL-STARS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South:
Kennington 23-yard field goal 3:09 South:
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South:
Young 19-yard pass from Kjar (kick failed) South:
Seely 10-yard pass from Kjar (Kennington kick) |
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Fourth Quarter: |
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South:
Josh Christensen 1-yard run (Kennington kick) South:
Handcuff 3-yard run (Kennington kick) |
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NORTH |
SOUTH |
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First Downs |
7 |
16 |
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Rushes-Yds |
19 |
68 |
29 |
138 |
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Passing |
9--32--1 |
15-34-2 |
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Passing Yds. |
124 |
274 |
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Sacked-Yds |
2 |
13 |
3 |
15 |
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Net Passing Yds. |
111 |
259 |
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Total Yds. |
179 |
397 |
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Punts - Avg. |
5-40.2 |
2-48.5 |
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Penalties -Yds |
7 |
46 |
7 |
50 |
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Fumbles - Lost |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Individual Stats: |
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Rushing: |
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Player -Team |
Tot. Att. |
Tot. Yds |
TD's |
2 pts. |
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Justin Nixon - Bitterroot |
5 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Jeff Dottson - |
4 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Gavin Johnson - |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith Daboo - |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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Nate Rydalch - |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Zac
Johnson - |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Jordan Kjar - Muddogs |
5 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Messinger - |
4 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
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Dannon
Handcuff - |
4 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
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Justin Oswald - |
4 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
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Geriah
Nay - |
4 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Josh Christensen - Vipers |
6 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
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Dave Stireman - |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
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Passing: |
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Player |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds |
TD's |
Int. |
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Shane Jurasek – Missoula |
5 |
15 |
78 |
0 |
1 |
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Donavan Ard - |
4 |
16 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
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Jeff Dottson - Grand Junction |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jordan Kjar - Muddogs |
12 |
20 |
213 |
2 |
2 |
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Dave Stireman - |
3 |
14 |
61 |
1 |
0 |
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Receiving: |
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Player |
Recepts. |
Yards |
Td's |
2 pts. |
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Gavin Johnson – Missoula |
2 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Zac
Johnson - |
3 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
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Brock Gunter - |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Brandon Reed - |
1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
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Kelly Nebeker - |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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Trevor Bell - |
5 |
130 |
1 |
0 |
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Ryan Seely - |
4 |
56 |
1 |
0 |
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Dannon
Handcuff - |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Norvel
Young - |
1 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
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Geriah
Nay - |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris Hooper - Muddogs |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin Oswald - |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Messinger - |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Defense: |
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Intercepts |
TD's |
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Zac Jockumsen - |
6.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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James Decoteau - |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Rohde - |
4.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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David Craig - |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Troy Sutton - |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin Weaver - |
3.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Tony Sanderson - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin Lamb - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eric Easterbrook - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dane Knickrehm - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tony Rojo - Glacier
Knights |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Paul Tryon - Bitterroot |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nate Rydalch - |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Brock Gunter - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eddie Sullivan - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Joe Critchfield - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Kelly Nebeker - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dave Moore - |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin Walker - |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Matt Shoda - |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Levine Tupe - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Gary Smith - Muddogs |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Matt Wiser - |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Christensen - Vipers |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Josh Christensen - Vipers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Matt Peterson - Vipers |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Amos Fiefia - |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Tim Rhoades - Morgan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sean Healy - |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Siolo Toala - |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Kyto Khouangrasvongsay - Muddogs |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Val Tiatia - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Adam Whitaker - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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James Flynn Vipers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Matt Stroshine - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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James Neslen - |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jason Blair - |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Kick Returns: |
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Player |
Punt Ret |
Punt Yds |
Kick Ret |
Kick Yds |
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1 |
7 |
2 |
29 |
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Nate Rydalch - |
0 |
0 |
2 |
49 |
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0 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
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Jeff Dottson - |
0 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
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James Neslen - |
4 |
41 |
1 |
30 |
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Kicking: |
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Player |
xpt att |
xpt
made |
fg att |
fg
made |
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Rapheal
Roberts - |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Bryce Kennington - Vipers |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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Game Preview by: Jared Neumeier
What is most different is
that it is usually not significant to talk about which team has the “advantage”
over this position or another… each team will be loaded with some great
players… players that will really be fun to watch.
What is most significant in
a write up such as this is to outline the more “interesting” match-ups… and in
some cases, interesting “teammates”.
The All-Star game is great
for bringing most of the leagues top players together in one venue. They get to drop their team affiliations for
a game and just enjoy playing the greatest “pick up” game of football that can
be played.
The North will sport the
league’s top AAA passer in Troy Dougherty. Dougherty will receiver additional
quarterback support from the Mustangs strong leader, Donavan Ard and a former
league passing champion in Shane Jurasek from the Missoula Raptors. Dougherty, along with Madison Lionz head
coach, Rick Hilder will be running the North offense,
so expect a little more “airing it out” than usual for an all-star game.
The North quarterbacks will
have stars Brandon Reed of Idaho Falls, Kelly Nebeker
and Brock Gunter of Pocatello, Eddie Sullivan of Helena and Zac
Johnson and tight end, Nate Brown of Madison to air
it out to. This is an absolutely
exceptional core of receivers, which includes the league’s fastest man (Reed),
the reigning MVP (Brown) and a 3-time RMFL Offensive MVP (Gunter).
The North will have great
running back support to keep the South defense “honest”. Late word is that the
league’s top running back, Justin Nixon of Bitteroot,
may not be able to play, but if he is not, the North still has the AAA rushing
champion, Travis Boden along with Sterling Wynn of Great Falls, Gavin Johnson
of Missoula and Keith Deboo of the Helena
Titans. Look for guys like Wynn, Johnson
and Deboo to play a lot of slot back in the usual
single back formation that the Madison Lionz usually employ. Travis Boden looks to improve on last seasons
dismal 5 carries for 1 yard effort when the North simply had no answer for the
South’s defensive front… for the second contest in a row.
That will be up to the
offensive linemen up front. The North
hopes that Todd Rietmann and Joe Critchfield
from the Roughriders, Ryan Lingenfelder from Idaho
Falls, Nate Maw from the Lionz, Wesley Newman from
Snake River and Bryan Gollnick who helped pave the
way for Justin Nixon’s 1200+ yards in Bitterroot can get the job done much
better than the 2004 and 2005 units.
The defenses will always be
good in all-star games and the North will have some of the best. The North unit will include the AA sack
champion, Justin Lamb from Helena who lead both
divisions in sacks with 12. The leagues
tackles champion for the 3rd time in 4 years, Zac
Jockumsen from the Boise Roughriders will be on
hand. Likely, however, the key for the
North defense will be the secondary.
The North defensive backs
which will include, Troy Sutton from
Rapheal Roberts of Missoula will do the
more than capable place-kicking for the North team who looks to get back on the
winning ways after losing the previous two contests.
Speaking of Dave Stireman
and the Rhino-Raiders, fresh off a championship victory, Stireman has agreed to
take his rightful place behind center at the all-star game for the first time
in three seasons and along with the Muddogs proficient passer, Jordan Kjar will
trigger what could be a very explosive South offense.
As mentioned above,
Stireman and Kjar will have the AAA’s #1 and #2 receivers in
In the backfield, the South
will have their share of dangerous running backs. The “big backs” include Justin Oswald of
The South line will be very
imposing with Ogdens Todd Wheelwright at center and
Eric Christensen along with Aaron Sawyer of the Utah Wolverines, Tyler Card of
the Muddogs, Austin Rowser of the Morgan Marauders,
Charles Kano (another ex-Rhino-Raider) of Cache
Valley and Mike Holley of the Vipers. With the south being home this year and
the travel shorter, I look for this unit to show up in full and help make
things happen for the South. I think
that the qb’s and running
backs will really enjoy this unit and should not have trouble moving the ball
and scoring.
The South defense should be
exceptional again. Last season’s unit held the North to under 100 total net
yards, 7 first downs and 13 points as they romped on the North by a 43-13
score. The North did not score until the
4th quarter and one of those touchdowns was a 94-yard fumble return
by the Lionz Irvin Hill. Had the South
scored on the drive the score could have been more like 50-7… OUCH!
The South will have many of
those same players. Big names include
Matt Shoda of the Wolverines and Justin Walker of the
Rhino-Raiders at linebacker. Shoda is the league’s reigning
strongest man and Walker lead the league in quarterback sacks from the
Linebacker position. The defensive line
front, which dominated so completely the last two games,
will include
The secondary, which will
be surely tested by North quarterbacks Dougherty, Ard and Jurasek and an array
of explosive receivers, includes great players like Siolo
Toala of the Heat, Matt Peterson and James Flynn of
the Vipers, Matt Stroshine of the Rhino-Raiders and home town boy, the pride
and joy of the Rockets defense, Adam Whitaker.
Again a solid secondary.
What may help the North
some is the special all-star defensive restrictions on blitzing, as guys like
Walker, Gary Smith of the Muddogs, Levine Tupe of the
Rhino-Raiders are especially fond of getting into the backfield quickly. The North most certainly has some
quarterbacks that have proven they can make teams pay if they have time.
I still don’t see it being
enough for the north this year. If this
game were being held in
In fact, that sounds like a
good score to run with. I’ll predict two things: a South win by around 34-29
and A LOT OF FUN by the players!!! Enjoy the purity of the sport!!